APPLICATION CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DUAL-SCREEN TERMINAL

• US 20200133612A1
• Filed: 10/16/2017
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2017
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: Zhao, Dongxiao
• Application Number:
  US16/606,219
• Publication Number:
  US 20200133612A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1407 General aspects irrespective of display type, e.g. determination of decimal point position, display with fixed or driving decimal point, suppression of non-significant zeros
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1438 using more than one graphics controller
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/445 Program loading or initiating bootstrapping G06F9/4401; security arrangements for program loading or initiating G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2300/026 Video wall, i.e. juxtaposition of a plurality of screens to create a display screen of bigger dimensions
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/20 for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters

Abstract

Disclosed are an application control method and device for a dual-screen terminal, relating to the field of terminals. The method includes: acquiring an association relationship between a first application and a second application in a dual-screen terminal (S101); starting the second application on a second screen based on the association relationship, if the dual-screen terminal detects that a user triggers a system event of the first application on a first screen (S102); and controlling, by the dual-screen terminal, the second application or the first application to perform a corresponding operation based on an operation performed by the user on the first application or the second application, after the first application and the second application are started (S103). The above solution can improve operation speed of a user and enhance user experience.

Claims

1. An application control method for a dual-screen terminal, comprising:

acquiring an association relationship between a first application and a second application in a dual-screen terminal;

starting the second application on a second screen based on the association relationship, if the dual-screen terminal detects that a user triggers a system event of the first application on a first screen; and

controlling, by the dual-screen terminal, the second application or the first application to perform a corresponding operation based on an operation performed by the user on the first application or the second application, after the first application and the second application are started.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein, the first application is a video player, and the second application is a file manager, wherein the step of starting the second application on a second screen based on the association relationship if the dual-screen terminal detects that a user triggers a system event of the first application on a first screen comprises:

searching a file manager associated with the video player based on the association relationship and starting the file manager on the second screen, if it is detected that the user triggers a system event in which the video player is started or operated.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein, the step of controlling, by the dual-screen terminal, the second application or the first application to perform a corresponding operation based on an operation performed by the user on the first application or the second application comprises:

controlling, if it is detected that the user uses the video player to perform an operation on a video file, the file manager to open a file directory where the video file is located; and

controlling, if it is detected that the user uses the file manager to perform an operation on a file directory of a video file, the video player to perform a corresponding operation on the video file.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein, the first application is chat software, and the second application is a file manager, wherein the step of starting the second application on a second screen based on the association relationship if the dual-screen terminal detects that a user triggers a system event of the first application on a first screen comprises:

searching a file manager associated with the chat software based on the association relationship and starting the file manager on the second screen, if it is detected that the user triggers a system event in which the chat software is started or operated.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein, the step of controlling, by the dual-screen terminal, the second application or the first application to perform a corresponding operation based on an operation performed by the user on the first application or the second application comprises:

controlling the file manager to open a picture directory, if it is detected that the user performs an operation on a function increase button in the chat software; and

sending, if it is detected that the user performs an operation on a picture in the file manager, the picture to the chat software and controlling the chat software to display the picture in a current chat window.

6. An application control device for a dual-screen terminal, comprising:

an association module, configured to acquire an association relationship between a first application and a second application in a dual-screen terminal;

a startup module, configured to start the second application on a second screen based on the association relationship, if the dual-screen terminal detects that a user triggers a system event of the first application on a first screen; and

a processing module, configured to control the second application or the first application to perform a corresponding operation based on an operation performed by the user on the first application or the second application, after the first application and the second application are started.

7. The device according to claim 6, wherein, the first application is a video player, and the second application is a file manager, wherein the startup module, if detecting that the user triggers on the first screen a system event in which the video player is started or operated, searches a file manager associated with the video player based on the association relationship and starts the file manager on the second screen.

8. The device according to claim 7, wherein, the processing module, if detecting that the user uses the video player to perform an operation on a video file, controls the file manager to open a file directory where the video file is located;

and the processing module, if detecting that the user uses the file manager to perform an operation on a file directory of a video file, controls the video player to perform a corresponding operation on the video file.

9. The device according to claim 6, wherein, the first application is chat software, and the second application is a file manager, wherein, the startup module, if detecting that the user triggers on the first screen a system event in which the chat software is started or operated, searches a file manager associated with the chat software based on the association relationship and starts the file manager on the second screen.

10. The device according to claim 9, wherein, the processing module, if detecting that the user performs an operation on a function increase button in the chat software, controls the file manager to open a picture directory;

and the processing module, if detecting that the user performs an operation on a picture in the file manager, sends the picture to the chat software and controls the chat software to display the picture in a current chat window.

11. A storage medium comprising a program stored thereon, wherein the program, when being executed, implements an application control method for a dual-screen terminal, comprising:

acquiring an association relationship between a first application and a second application in a dual-screen terminal;

starting the second application on a second screen based on the association relationship, if the dual-screen terminal detects that a user triggers a system event of the first application on a first screen; and

controlling, by the dual-screen terminal, the second application or the first application to perform a corresponding operation based on an operation performed by the user on the first application or the second application, after the first application and the second application are started.

12. The storage medium according to claim 11, wherein, the first application is a video player, and the second application is a file manager, wherein the step of starting the second application on a second screen based on the association relationship if the dual-screen terminal detects that a user triggers a system event of the first application on a first screen comprises:

searching a file manager associated with the video player based on the association relationship and starting the file manager on the second screen, if it is detected that the user triggers a system event in which the video player is started or operated.

13. The storage medium according to claim 12, wherein, the step of controlling, by the dual-screen terminal, the second application or the first application to perform a corresponding operation based on an operation performed by the user on the first application or the second application comprises:

controlling, if it is detected that the user uses the video player to perform an operation on a video file, the file manager to open a file directory where the video file is located; and

controlling, if it is detected that the user uses the file manager to perform an operation on a file directory of a video file, the video player to perform a corresponding operation on the video file.

14. The storage medium according to claim 11, wherein, the first application is chat software, and the second application is a file manager, wherein the step of starting the second application on a second screen based on the association relationship if the dual-screen terminal detects that a user triggers a system event of the first application on a first screen comprises:

searching a file manager associated with the chat software based on the association relationship and starting the file manager on the second screen, if it is detected that the user triggers a system event in which the chat software is started or operated.

15. The storage medium according to claim 14, wherein, the step of controlling, by the dual-screen terminal, the second application or the first application to perform a corresponding operation based on an operation performed by the user on the first application or the second application comprises:

controlling the file manager to open a picture directory, if it is detected that the user performs an operation on a function increase button in the chat software; and

sending, if it is detected that the user performs an operation on a picture in the file manager, the picture to the chat software and controlling the chat software to display the picture in a current chat window.